Five Steps To Happiness
Jessica Betz
Iconnect
Phil Maurizi
Final
The Five Steps to Happiness What is one thing that every person tries to figure out over the course of their lives? Happiness, and how to get it. In my opinion, there are five main steps to take in order to obtain this so deeply desired want. But first, one must understand that happiness is not constant, it slips away, but it is always capable of being found again. There are no rules or regulations to it, it can be as complex or as simple as you make it. Happiness all depends on one’s personal decisions and actions. No one else is going to make it for you. You must find it for yourself. The first step is one of the most difficult, accepting your past and learning to let go of what you cannot control. Normally, people hold onto their pasts as a way to feel secure with their memories. They don’t want to forget. However, when one holds onto their past, all of the hardships and negative aspects stay along with the memories. Everyone needs to learn to accept what has happened to them, not set aside bad memories just for them to haunt them later. Accepting things in your life is a key factor to achieving happiness. Letting go of what you cannot control is equally important. People waste countless time and energy worrying about other’s lives and what they do. For the most part, no one person has control over another. There is absolutely no sense in worrying about something that you can’t change. Take control over your own life and focus on what you need to be doing, not others. When coming across something that you don’t agree with, just stop. Take a second, breathe. Remind yourself that the constant negativity going on in your mind is hurting no one but yourself. It’s not going to change people’s minds, but will definitely change yours, and not for the better. Take other people’s mistakes and use them as reminders of what you don’t want to end up doing. Construct them into useful materials to help shape your mind set and then
Iconnect
Phil Maurizi
Final
The Five Steps to Happiness What is one thing that every person tries to figure out over the course of their lives? Happiness, and how to get it. In my opinion, there are five main steps to take in order to obtain this so deeply desired want. But first, one must understand that happiness is not constant, it slips away, but it is always capable of being found again. There are no rules or regulations to it, it can be as complex or as simple as you make it. Happiness all depends on one’s personal decisions and actions. No one else is going to make it for you. You must find it for yourself. The first step is one of the most difficult, accepting your past and learning to let go of what you cannot control. Normally, people hold onto their pasts as a way to feel secure with their memories. They don’t want to forget. However, when one holds onto their past, all of the hardships and negative aspects stay along with the memories. Everyone needs to learn to accept what has happened to them, not set aside bad memories just for them to haunt them later. Accepting things in your life is a key factor to achieving happiness. Letting go of what you cannot control is equally important. People waste countless time and energy worrying about other’s lives and what they do. For the most part, no one person has control over another. There is absolutely no sense in worrying about something that you can’t change. Take control over your own life and focus on what you need to be doing, not others. When coming across something that you don’t agree with, just stop. Take a second, breathe. Remind yourself that the constant negativity going on in your mind is hurting no one but yourself. It’s not going to change people’s minds, but will definitely change yours, and not for the better. Take other people’s mistakes and use them as reminders of what you don’t want to end up doing. Construct them into useful materials to help shape your mind set and then